Ole Miss football’s season opener against Baylor will be moved back one day to Sunday, September 6, per Rebel Grove.
The Rebels were originally scheduled to face the Bears one day earlier, on Saturday, September 5 at NRG Stadium in Houston, but it has been bumped for unknown reasons.
The decision could be simply for TV ratings, with Sunday being a part of Labor Day weekend and the NFL season opener not coming until the following week. Ole Miss hired Lane Kiffin and Baylor hired Dave Aranda in the offseason. With the hires, a matchup that was a quality season-opening matchup became must-see television.